Chemical fire-pail.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

J. G. MASTIN. QHEMIGAL FIRE PAIL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1907.

JAMES G. MASIIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHEMICAL FIRE-PAIL.

Application filed July 18, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES G. MAsTIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Chemical Fire-Pails, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new useful improvements in portable fireextinguishers, and the object of my invention is to produce a device ofsimple and inexpensive construction, and composed of but few parts whichcan be connected to any pail of ordinary construction and which isadapted to contain chemicals.

\Vith these objects in view, my invention consists in certain forms,constructions and arrangements of parts, the preferred form of whichwill be first described in connection with the accompanying drawings andthen the invention fully pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings herein I show the preferred form of myinvention and wherein the same part is designated by the same referencenumeral wherever it occurs, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pailhaving my invention secured thereto; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section ofmy device showing the same closed; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing thesame when open.

1 designates the pail constructed of any desired material and of anydesired form; 2 designates the bail which is shown as pivotally securedto the pail at 3.

4 designates a cone-shaped container closed at its small end and open atits large end. This container at its open end is preferably formed witha bead 5 in which are secured a pair of wires 6.

7 designates a pair of wires soldered or otherwise secured to the smallend of the cone.

8 designates a rod slidably secured on one side of the cone by means ofthe ears 9.

10 is a handle secured to the end of the rod projecting beyond the smallend of the cone.

11 is a spring which I preferably mount between the ear 9 at the end ofthe cone and the handle to hold the same i shown in Fig. 2. This handleis adapted to extend above the bail of the pail as best j shown in Fig.1.

12 designates a cover which is of the form best shown in Fig. 3 which,as will be seen, has a centrally depressed portion 13 and an outwardlyprojecting flange 14, the centrally Specification of Letters Patent.

. which is adapted to project up in the position Patented May 5, 1908.

Serial No. 384=,352.

depressed portion 13 being of a size to closely fit within the largeopen end of the cone.

15 designates a ring which passes through an opening 16 in the outeredge of the cone, and a similar opening 17 in the rim of the cover. Thisring acts as a hinge and prevents the cover from dropping when thedevice is operated. In the side of the cover opposite the hinge Iprovide a projection 18, in line with the rod 8 on the cone, and 19 1s aprojection on the depressed portion of the cover, and is adapted toengage a depression the cone adjacent to its outer edge.

The parts being constructed as above described the device is secured inposition on a pail by bail adjacent to its hinge wires 7 secured to thebail tion. It will thus be seen supported in position on the pail withhandle 10 projecting above the bail. cone being filled with chemicalsand the pail with water, if it is desired to operate the device toextinguish a fire, the handle 10 is pressed against the bail whichaction forces the rod 8 against the projecting lip 18, pushing the coverout of the end of the cone, and thus releasing the chemicals containedtherein. It will be noted that the pail can be portion and the at itsmiddle porthat the device is the readily lifted and carried by the bailwithout releasing the chemicals, by simply picking up the pa'l in theordinary manner but not depressing the handle 10. The handle 10 can bedepressed by the hand used by the person in lifting or carrying thepail, thus causing the cover 12 to be forced from its seat and thechemicals in the container drop into the pail.

While I have described what I believe to be the preferred form of myinvention, I desire to have it understood that many changes can be madein the form, construction and arrangement of parts without departingfrom the spirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by ters Patent is 1. The combination with a pail having a bail,of a chemical container attached to the bail and in such relationthereto as to permit of the discharge of its contents by the hand usedin lifting or carrying the pail.

2. The combination with a pail having a hail, of a chemical containersecured to the bail of said pail, means for confining the chemthe wires6 being connected to the Let- 20 formed in The i i hail, of a chemicalcontainer, and means secured adjacent to each end of said container andadapted to secure the container to the bail.

4. The

combination with a pail having a bail, of

a chemical container closed at one having a cover seated in the otherend to close the same, means tainer whereby the cover can be-forced fromits seat, and means also carried by the con tainer for securing the sameto the bail.

5. The combin ball, of a container secured to closed at one end in theother end pail having the bail and and having a cover seated to closethe same, of a rod ation with a mounted on the container and adapted tobe the bail whereby thereof, one end of on the rod adjacent to the rodmay be moved to force the cover from its seat.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature I in presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses:

DAVID A. H. M. WI-I JAMES G. MASTIN.

RUSSELL, EELER.

